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Population (year 2000): 726. Estimated
population in July 2005: 738 (+1.7% change)
Males: 354 (48.8%), Females: 372 (51.2%)
Grundy County
Zip code:
37365
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $19,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,700 (year 2000)
Races in Palmer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (20.2%), English
(11.4%), Irish (7.7%), German (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 1810 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palmer
- High school or higher: 46.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 12.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 39.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palmer town
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-5.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palmer:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; JASPER,
TN)
- MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 26
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 28 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Palmer:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 34 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 75 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- SMYRNA (about 80 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palmer:
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 22 miles; JASPER,
TN; ID: APT)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 25 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
- WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; MC MINNVILLE,
TN; ID: RNC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palmer:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 29
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
30 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles;
MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
Public primary/middle school in Palmer:
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: HWY 108; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Palmer:
- PALMER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,550; Location: HWY.108; 7,589 books; 24 audio
materials; 159 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)
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